tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post6332376378975756724..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Nebraska Wildflowers Day 3 -- MilkweedBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-82988226859438060552015-01-31T19:41:08.285-06:002015-01-31T19:41:08.285-06:00Benjamin, you're the rock star of native plant... Benjamin, you're the rock star of native plant gardening! I love your articles, I've learned so much from you and I'm so grateful to you! <br /> I'm sending Milkweed pods this year to a friend in Nebraska. I was doing research to confirm they're native to her area when I found your article, and I sent her the link. <br /> I have Tuberosa and Incarnata (Swamp) Milkweed DeAnna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924904067402627368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-85674953420397369632012-07-10T16:54:51.128-05:002012-07-10T16:54:51.128-05:00Thank you Dawn. What an awesome story!!!Thank you Dawn. What an awesome story!!!Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-37467322219439522512012-07-10T12:53:00.886-05:002012-07-10T12:53:00.886-05:00Hi Benjamin,
I wondered if you had seen this.
htt...Hi Benjamin,<br />I wondered if you had seen this.<br /><br />http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ortho-monarch-20120710,0,7448108.story<br /><br />Thought you'd be interested, given your love of monarchs!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804215782785482027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-18147907366380710432012-06-05T21:27:50.551-05:002012-06-05T21:27:50.551-05:00I've been looking over various pages pulled up...I've been looking over various pages pulled up through Google and, interestingly, unless I specifically look for 'monarch' and 'tachinid' together, the pages about tachinid flies talk only about their beneficial use as a biological control. Some tachinid species are even being imported and released to control gypsy moths, cabbage loopers and other "pest" Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-28606163659478440412012-06-05T20:51:06.377-05:002012-06-05T20:51:06.377-05:00I obviously need to do more research on tachinid f...I obviously need to do more research on tachinid flies. They are generally considered beneficial because of their parasitism on tomato and tobacco hornworms; it makes sense that they parasitize other Lepidopterans as well. Ditto, of course, for the brachonid wasps.<br /><br />It sounds like you are doing quite a service with your monarch caterpillar rearing. A couple hundred monarchs from oneGaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-37069764631742411932012-06-05T04:35:43.484-05:002012-06-05T04:35:43.484-05:00My swamp milkweed is slowly spreading and surprise...My swamp milkweed is slowly spreading and surprise so is common milkweed...suddenly found its way into the garden from some critter since there was none anywhere around.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-21179909290175645152012-06-04T09:43:39.923-05:002012-06-04T09:43:39.923-05:00Anon--Any milkweed will attract monarchs, though f...Anon--Any milkweed will attract monarchs, though for me, tuberosa doesn't. If you sent me a pic I could probably i.d. the milkweed for you. All milkweed get the silky seeds head you are referring to, trust me they exist in Nebraska. I can also suggest local place to get swamp milkweed (Finke Nursery, B&B Nursery), speciosa and syriaca (NE Arboretum). Also, online, Prairie Nursery and Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-79429953623690408512012-06-04T09:39:20.495-05:002012-06-04T09:39:20.495-05:00GG--Whoa boy. Ok....
1) I get all my monarch cats ...GG--Whoa boy. Ok....<br />1) I get all my monarch cats from my garden, usually as eggs so there's no chance of tachnid fly egg laying inside them.<br />2) I bring them in so they don't get eaten by wasps or have eggs put in them by tachnid flies.<br />3) I get all the milkweed from my garden--I have 24 plants, though the rabbit destroyed half of them this spring, so I'm very concernedBenjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-67745669995183370682012-06-04T09:22:04.280-05:002012-06-04T09:22:04.280-05:00How do I know if the milk weed I have growing in m...How do I know if the milk weed I have growing in my yard will attract monarchs. I am intentionally trying to grow milk weed but I don't know if the stuff I have is correct or not. Any specifics you can share. <br /><br />(Also, when I was growing up in Indiana, the milk weed growing there had pods with white fluffy stuff and hundredns of seeds inside. I have not seen that kind of milk weed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-12075997301785115132012-06-04T08:39:40.266-05:002012-06-04T08:39:40.266-05:00I feel like a toddler with all the questions I hav...I feel like a toddler with all the questions I have....<br /><br />Where do you get all your monarch caterpillars? Why do you bring them inside to raise them? Where do you get all the milkweed leaves to give them? How did you get started on this project?<br /><br />200 monarchs a year is a wonderful gift to the population. I'm just curious as to the whys and wherefores.... (Hope you don&Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.com